Dodgers resign Hill to three-year deal
Rich Hill needed only a handful of appearances to make a striking impression with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season.
View ArticleHayward, Jazz hold off Lakers
LOS ANGELES — Gordon Hayward scored 23 points, and the Utah Jazz held off the Los Angeles Lakers for a 107-101 victory on Monday night at Staples Center.
View ArticleLOIS HENRY: One more try for federal fixes to California's water woes
Local water folks are hopeful, but not holding their breath, that the latest congressional effort to move a little more water down the pike from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will actually succeed.
View ArticleMan found competent to stand trial in cellmate's killing
A man charged with killing his cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison a year ago has been found competent to stand trial and criminal proceedings have been reinstated against him.
View ArticleMen's basketball home after long trips
Cal State Bakersfield’s men’s basketball team returns home Saturday for its first home game against a Division I opponent since Nov. 22 and the memorable 71-63 win over Fresno State, a game that was...
View ArticleCorrectional officer assaulted at North Kern State Prison
A correctional officer was attacked Monday by an inmate at North Kern State Prison in Delano.
View ArticleVision for the Valley symposium addresses politics, education and healthcare
An audience of 300 gathered at Bakersfield College's Simonsen Performing Arts Center Tuesday morning for Vision for the Valley, a business symposium sponsored by the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of...
View ArticleBC names Coble golf coach
Bakersfield College has named Wesley Coble its men’s golf coach, pending Kern Community College District Board of Trustees approval.
View ArticleCSUB women coast to much-needed win
After playing three Pac-12 Conference teams among other talented opponents, Cal State Bakersfield was hungry for a women’s basketball victory Tuesday night.
View ArticleGulls stun Condors in OT after late goal
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Gulls tied the game with 10 seconds remaining then scored in overtime on Tuesday night to beat the Condors 4-3.
View ArticleLamont school board leaves assistant superintendent role unfilled
Lamont Elementary School District board members, expected to appoint a new interim assistant superintendent Tuesday that would have closed the chapter on the Jose Cantu scandal from earlier this year,...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Hope and political expediency no way to budget
In a Nov. 19 CalMatters article, “Jerry Brown’s pension reforms have done little to rein in costs,” readers were educated about the financial challenges and political difficulties that we must confront...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Trump must stifle the Trump Effect
Trump must stifle the Trump Effect
View ArticleTrump extracting winner's revenge on Mitt
Oh, the games the Donfather is playing. He does know how to take his pound of flesh.
View ArticleCHiPs toy drive sees upswing in donations
That pre-dawn traffic jam outside The Californian Wednesday morning was a good thing.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Rely on science, not guesswork
When I read the title of Guillermo Ceja’s Nov. 29 Community Voices column, “Tests are lacking on crops and oilfield water suitability,” I was fully expecting to read a fact-based case from a qualified...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in crash involving unlicensed driver has been identified
A 29-year-old motorcyclist who died after colliding with an unlicensed motorist has been identified.
View ArticleFire causes $85,000 in damage to vacant house
A fire in a vacant house in central Bakersfield caused an estimated $85,000 in damage, firefighters said.
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